Useful Links and Contacts
Below is a list of web sites with a variety
of useful
information and contact details for the visually impaired.
Action
for Blind People
Working towards the day when visual impairment is no longer a handicap.
Information on living with blindness and details of ABP's Information
Service.
Association
of Blind Piano Tuners
Exists to serve the professional and particular needs of its members
and other blind and partially sighted piano tuners throughout the world.
Big
Print Newspaper
A national weekly newspaper in large print covering national and international
news, and leisure reading for those with sight problems.
British
Computer Association of the Blind
Aims to promote the special needs and interests of visually impaired
people who either work in the computing field or have an active interest
in computing.
Calibre
Free cassette library for blind and print disabled people.
ClearVision
Project
A nationwide lending library of braille/print children's books.
COTIS
A self-help grouping of tape recording services and cassette libraries.
Cue
and Review
Scottish voices, UK news, information and entertainment accessible to
visually and reading impaired people.
A
Deafblindness Web Resource
An excellent resource about deafblindness.
E-access
Bulletin
A free, independent monthly email newsletter on information technology
issues for people with visual impairment and blindness.
Guide
Dogs for the Blind Association
Breeding and training guide dogs, training visually impaired people
to use guide dogs, and providing other services and facilities for the
visually impaired.
National
Library for the Blind
Free library service for visually impaired readers who want books in
accessible formats.
Royal
National College for the Blind
College for people who are blind or partially sighted, based on a large
residential campus where students prepare for a wide range of nationally
recognised academic and vocational qualifications.
Royal
National Institute for the Blind
RNIB is one of the UK's biggest and most diverse charities. It provides
over 60 different services for over 2 million people with serious sight
problems throughout the country.
Sense
The national deafblind and rubella association.
Techno-Vision
Systems Ltd
Specialists in the supply of equipment and systems for visually impaired
people, both in Britain and abroad.
Torch
Trust for the Blind: Norwich Fellowship Group
Publishes Christian material in braille, large print, on tape and in
moon in many languages for use by blind and partially sighted people.
UK
Audio Network
A website designed around streamed audio, offering links to other audio
content freely available on the web.